Annotated Bibliographies

In class we discussed about what an anootated biblioraphy was. Our assignment was to find 5 sources and make an annotated bibliography for each source. This is what I came up with: Annotated Bibliography #1: Lubold, Gordon. "Is US Fighting Force Big Enough?" The Christian Science Monitor. The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Oct. 2008. Web. 05 Nov. 2013. This source is credible because it is published in a magazine that is reliable and longstanding. The article is published in The Christian Science Monitor which has been producing weekly magazine’s and daily news briefings since 1908. The audience of this magazine is anyone. The Christian Science Monitor is not a religious publications, it is an organization owned by a church. The organization only publishes one religious article a week. The article is also credible because the author has a plethora of knowledge on this topic.. The article was written by Gordon Lubold. Lubold is a national security reporter for Foreign Policy. He was a senior advisor at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, where he wrote on national security and foreign policy. Prior to his arrival at USIP, he was a defense reporter for Politico, where he launched the popular “Morning Defense” early morning blog and tip-sheet. Prior to that, he was the Pentagon and national security correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, and before that he was the Pentagon correspondent for the Army Times chain of newspapers. He has covered conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries in South Asia, and has reported on military matters in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. He has spoken frequently on the sometimes-contentious relationship between the military and the media as a guest on numerous panels. He also appears on radio and television, including “Diane Rehm,” “To the Point,” a syndicated broadcast on NPR, and C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal”. I can not say if I disagree or agree with the author. I say this because I feel like before I make a decision I should do a little more research on the effects of war on the opposing side, the environment, and our country’s soldiers. Annotated Bibliography #2: Thompson, Mark. "U.S." US Pentagon Sequestysteria Comments. TIME Magazine, 25 Feb. 2013. Web. 08 Nov. 2013. The article Pentagon Seguestysteria is a credible source. It is credible because I was published by an experienced author and it was published in a well-respected magazine. Pentagon Seguestysteria was written by Mark Thompson and was published in TIME Magazine. Thompson is a Pulitzer Prize-winner and has covered national security in Washington since 1979, and for Time since 1994. Time is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was founded in 1923 and for decades dominated by Henry Luce, who built a highly profitable stable of magazines. A European edition (Time Europe, formerly known as Time Atlantic) is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition (Time Asia) is based in Hong Kong. The South Pacific edition, covering Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney. In December 2008, Time discontinued publishing a Canadian advertiser edition. Time has the world's largest circulation for a weekly news magazine, and has a readership of 25 million, 20 million of which are in the US. I agree with this author. I think that what he writes is true and he brings up good points. Annotated Bibliography #3: Grossman, Dave, and Bruce K. Siddle. "Psychological Effects of Combat - Dave Grossman, Author." Psychological Effects of Combat - Dave Grossman, Author. Killology, 2000. Web. 08 Nov. 2013 This article is credible because it is published and written by Dave Grossman and published on his own website. Col. Grossman is a former West Point psychology professor, Professor of Military Science, and an Army Ranger who has combined his experiences to become the founder of a new field of scientific endeavor, which has been termed “killology.” In this new field Col. Grossman has made revolutionary new contributions to our understanding of killing in war, the psychological costs of war, the root causes of the current "virus" of violent crime that is raging around the world, and the process of healing the victims of violence, in war and peace. Lt. Col. Dave Grossman is a U.S. Army (Ret.), the director of Warrior Science Group, whose website is www.killology.com. He is a member of the American Board for Certification in Homeland Security and a member of the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute. Grossman is an internationally recognized scholar, author, soldier, and speaker who is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of human aggression and the roots of violence and violent crime. Due to this article being more statistical I cannot really agree or disagree with what Grossman is saying but I plan on using this to show if the effects of war are positive or negative. Annotated Bibliography #4: Waal, Alex De, and Rakiya Omaar. "Can Military Intervention Be "Humanitarian"? | Middle East Research and Information Project." Can Military Intervention Be "Humanitarian"? | Middle East Research and Information Project. Merip.org, n.d. Web. 08 Nov. 2013. This article is credible because it is published by a credible source. Middle East Report provides news and perspectives about the Middle East not available from mainstream news sources. The magazine has developed a reputation for independent analysis of events and developments in the Middle East. Understanding of the Middle East in the United States and Europe is limited and plagued by stereotypes and misconceptions. MERIP successfully addresses these limitations by addressing a broad range of social, political and cultural issues, and by soliciting writings and views from authors from the Middle East not often read in the West. I agree and disagree with this article. Annotated Bibliography #5: "Association of the United States Army." Legislative News Update 15 March 2010. Association of the United States Army, 15 Mar. 2010. Web. 08 Nov. 2013. This article is credible because it was published by a credible source, the Association of the United States Army. Since 1950, the Association of the United States Army has worked to support all aspects of national security while advancing the interests of America's Army and the men and women who serve. AUSA is a private, non-profit educational organization that supports America's Army - Active, National Guard, Reserve, Civilians, Retirees, Government Civilians, Wounded Warriors, Veterans, and family members. AUSA provides numerous Professional Development Opportunities at a variety of events both local and national. This article is a news update so I cannot agree or disagree with it. I plan on using this article to show the negative effects of war on soldiers.